CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Game two of the road trip to Iowa is set for Tuesday when the University of Evansville men's basketball team face UNI at the McLeod Center.  Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT with ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network having the coverage.
 

Evansville at UNI
Game Information	Tuesday, Jan. 23 | 7 p.m. CT | McLeod Center | Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Last Time Out
- Following a pair of early lead changes, Drake took control with a first-half run that saw them score 20 points in a row before finishing with a 97-48 win in Des Moines on Saturday
- Yacine Toumi and Antonio Thomas registered 13 and 10 points, respectively
- Josh Hughes completed the game with 8 points
 
First Start
- Freshman Chuck Bailey III was in the starting lineup for the first time at Drake
- He recorded four of UE's opening six points while grabbing four boards
- An efficient 5-for-7 shooting game saw him post 13 points in the win over Valpo
- Twelve of those points came in the second half as two late triples put UE in front
- Bailey missed the game at Cincinnati and struggled in the ensuing two games before erupting for 18 against the Braves; he connected on 10 of his 13 free throw tries, both career highs
 
Putting a Steak Together
- Over the last six games, Antonio Thomas has quietly averaged 9.5 points, including a 15-point effort against Missouri State
- He has recorded 7 or more points in 14 of the last 18 games including 27 in the win over UNI, his top Division I scoring effort
- He recorded 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting and a 9-for-10 effort from long range
- At Bellarmine, he made a run at a triple double with 9 points, 8 boards and 5 assists
- Thomas is 8th in the MVC with a season free throw mark of 82.5%; he has converted 31 of his last 36 attempts
 
Stat Sheet Consistency
- Yacine Toumi has been averaging close to a double-double over the last eight games, posting 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game over that time
- Toumi has record double figures in scoring in 9 of the last 11 games
- He posted a career-best 12 boards versus Missouri State and is 8th in the MVC with a season mark of 6.6
- Toumi has averaged 12.4 points over the last 10 games (136 total pts) and recorded double-doubles against Tennessee Tech and Indiana State
- Toumi's playing time has gone up - he played 28 minutes or under in each of the first 12 games but has played over 30 minutes in 5 of the last 7 contests
 
Scouting the Opponent
- Winners of four in a row and eight of their last nine, UNI enters Tuesday's game with a record of 11-8 and 5-3 in the MVC
- After earning road victories at Murray State and Belmont, the Panthers picked up a 61-57 home win over Southern Illinois on Saturday
- Three players average double figures for UNI with Nate Heise and Bowen Born each checking in with 14.4 points per game
- Tytan Anderson checks in with 11.4 points and a team-best 6.1 rebounds per contest